Recorded 1948–1971 Girls' name Peak 1948 26 births

Catana — girls' name

26 babies named Catana in U.S. Social Security records since 1948, with the highest year being 1948. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1940s151950s61970s5
1940s
Peak decade

58% of everyone ever named Catana was born in this single decade.

1948
Single peak year

8 babies were named Catana in 1948 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Catana

The Social Security Administration has registered 26 babies named Catana between 1948 and 1971, spanning 24 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Catana currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1971. The name reached its historical peak in 1948, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Catana performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 15 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Catana shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Catana in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 26 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Catana at a glance

Last recorded 1971

Total births

26

Since 1948

24 years of records

Peak year

1948

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1971

Active since

1948

Recorded for 24 years

Last year on file: 1971

Catana popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–1948

Last recorded 1971
Peak year (1948)
8
Annual births at peak — across 24 years of records
456789 1971195019491948 8

Catana by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
15 births that decade — 58% of Catana's all-time total
1940s151950s61970s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Catana?
26 babies have been named Catana since 1948. It was last recorded in 1971. The peak year was 1948 with 8 births.
When was Catana most popular?
Catana was most popular in the 1940s decade with 15 total births. The single peak year was 1948.
How long has the name Catana been used?
Catana has been recorded in Social Security data since 1948, spanning 24 years of data through 1971.
What names are similar to Catana?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Catherine, Cathy, Catalina, Cathleen, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1948–1971 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.